NDLEA arrests 70-year-old, others in multi-state operations

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested respective suspected cause traffickers and intercepted ample quantities of illicit substances during operations conducted successful respective states.

The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, announced the developments successful a connection issued on Sunday.

In Oyo State, NDLEA unit conducting surveillance connected the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway stopped a Toyota Sienna and arrested 2 occupants identified arsenic 70-year-old Abdulfatai Oyelaran and 50-year-old Abdulrauf Ajadi.

A hunt of the conveyance allegedly uncovered 52,000 ampoules of pentazocine injection and 6,000 ampoules of tramadol injection.

In Kwara State, officers apprehended Abubakar Adamu, 50, and Bilyaminu Nuhu, 30, astir the Kam Wire country of Ilorin. They were allegedly transporting 55.96 kilogrammes of skunk successful a truck.

The cognition besides extended to Delta State, wherever Osaro Ikpoba, 43, and Samuel Godbless, 18, were intercepted on the Onitsha-Asaba Expressway.

According to the agency, officers recovered 124,100 tramadol pills, 786 bottles of codeine syrup, 2,598 Rohypnol tablets, 4,800 diazepam tablets, 470 pentazocine ampoules and 200 tramadol ampoules.

Another suspect, 50-year-old Emeka Tony, was arrested connected the Kwale-Ozoro Expressway. NDLEA officers reportedly reco...